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Have You Ever Had A Black Amish Apple?

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The answer is probably not – because it is a pretty rare type of apple.  But it is apple time here in western PA and you can get your fill of all kinds of apples at the 5th Annual Apple Fest.

Help put Pittsburgh on the mao as the Apple Pie Baking capital of the world!  Complete with an apple pie competition – stop by the union project to pick up some apples – including the Black Amish Apple – apple pies, pork sandwiches and more tasty fall treats.

The Black Amish Apple is a very rare – heirloom apple (so rare I can’t find anything about it on wikipedia!) Slowfood Pittsburgh is honoring the Black Amish Apple at the Apple fest on Saturday.  And the Black Amish Apple has been identified by a national initive – Renewing America’s Food Traditions – which is working to conserve and bring back heirloom apples.  You can read more about the Black Amish Apple in the Post-Gazette here.  And the Pittsburgh City Paper has  more on apples here. Continue reading →

Radio Round Up – October 23, 2009

Apple Fest
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Apple Fest 2009

  • 4th Annual Celebration of Apples
  • Saturday, October 24, 2009, 11am-2pm @ Union Project in Highland Park
  • Pie Baking Contest, Apples, Kids Activites, Performances by the Mother/Son Juggling Team “All In Jest”

RiverQuest Spirits of the River Haunted Boatride

  • Friday October 23 and Saturday October 24, 7pm
  • Cruise the Pittsburgh rivers on RiverQuest’s green boat while listening to ghost stories about Pittsburgh’s river past.

Urban Hike Scavenger Hunt – Bloomfield

  • Saturday, October 24, 2009
  • Meet at the Friendship Parklet at 1pm
  • Teams of up to 5 people
  • Bring a digital camera

The Blog Show

  • IheartPGH hosts our first ever talk show
  • Saturday Night, 11pm @ The Waffle Shop
  • Join us live or watch online at WaffleShop.org
  • Interviews with local bloggers about the funniest blogs from the burgh and beyond.

The City of Champions Corn Maze

  • Lonesome Valley Farms has designed their corn maze to honor Pittsburgh sports heritage
  • located next to the Westmoreland County Fairgrounds
  • check out a haunted hay ride or try not to get lost in the corn maze
  • http://www.lonesomevalleyfarms.com/
  • Cash only – there are no ATMs in the cornfield

TitleTown

  • New Monthly Soul Music Night at the Shadow Lounge
  • From the folks who brought you Viper Soul Club
  • 5 hours of soul music, Dance contest with $50 cash prize
  • http://titletownpgh.com/
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Links Worth a Look – November 7th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

  • 2008 Three Rivers Film Festival – Opens Nov. 7 – and runs until Nov. 22, 2008 – lots of great films coming to town. Which films do you reccomend?
  • new works « garbella – She is a member of the Pittsburgh Craft collective and she makes some great t-shirts and other screen printed items. IheartPGH was the first thing I screenprinted 5 years ago, long before I knew about blogs, so I have a love of anything screenprinted. I want a I bike PGH t-shirt! Check out this cool clock and the rest of her blog and Etsy shop.
  • Apple Festival and Pie Contest – Saturday at the Union Project – its all apples at the Apple Festival. There is also an Apple Pie contest.
  • Belt buckles, headbands, soap, t-shirts and more – check out some of the items that you will find at Handmade Arcade this weekend
  • Madcap recap « Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Blog – Check out the great picture of the tent in Schenley Park

Click here to see more links we like.